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Computer Crash:
If you get a blue screen then please see:
The Blue
Screen of Death.
What do I do when my computer freezes or will
shut off all on its own? Help!
Have you ever been sitting at your computer and
it just freezes and will not do anything?
Sometimes after waiting a few minutes things
will go back to normal. If this is the case you
are most likely running short on memory the
computer part for this is called "ram memory"
Before replacing the ram in your pc you need to
know if your computer has DDR or SDRAM. Most
newer computers use DDR but you can get the
fastest answer by viewing your manual.
If your computer freezes and the only solution
you have found is restarting the computer than I
recommend you first checking for
spyware or
viruses on your
computer.
The next most logical reason is if you have to
many programs running at once on your computer
or to many programs loading into your computer
at startup. You can determine this very quickly
by checking the Microsoft Configuration
settings.
1. Press the start button and then run.
2. Type in "msconfig" into the text box and
press "ok".
3. Go to the tab titled "startup" and press the
"Disable All" function. If you have a firewall
(in this case I am running "zone alarm") make
sure it stays selected to maintain your internet
security while fixing the issue of computer
crashes.
In addition these programs are all the programs
on your PC that load every time you start your
computer. Too many programs running at once can
make your computers response time slow or even
freeze.
4. You will need to restart your computer to
make the changes. Once your computer starts back
up a small box will appear stating that you have
made changes - select "always hide this message"
otherwise you will see this annoying box every
time you start your computer.
The options in here are great but will not
always solve every computer crash. If the
problem continues it may be in your best
interest to contact a professional PC repair
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